The United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government.

• 美国驻伊拉克大使馆在巴格达的星期一正式运行；这象征着美国的角色从控制伊拉克的国家到作为独立的伊拉克政府的盟友的转变.